UP will be 100 years old next year. It’s a good time to remember our times on the campus, the good along with the bad, and to say “Salamat, UP.” On this page are some prominent alumni reminiscing and saying “thank you” to their alma mater.
We also print here the lyrics by Romeo Candazo of the song “Salamat sa Iyo, UP” which was set to music by his high school classmate Ryan Cayabyab. It was first sung at the UP High School Commencement in 2003. At the “Isang Daan Sa Isang Daan” concert, which kicked off the Centennial celebrations in UP Diliman, it was sung by the UP Concert Chorus. It was again sung at President Roman’s reception for alumni members of Congress, where the guests gave it a standing ovation.
Salamat sa Iyo, UP
Sa ‘yo, UP, maraming salamat
Ikaw na aking tahanan
Mula sa aking pagkamulat
Hanggang sa aking huling hininga
Sa ‘yo, UP, maraming salamat
Ang iyong mga aral ang aking gabay
Baon ko ito sa paglalakbay
Hanggang mapanaw ang buhayKami’y lumaki sa iyong pag-iingat
Natutong mag-aral, natutong magsaya
Dulot mo ay init tuwing kami ay nagiginaw
Sa lahat ng panahon bigay mo’y pag-asaSa ‘yo, UP, maraming salamat
Ang iyong mga aral ang aking gabay
Baon ko ito sa paglalakbay
Hanggang mapanaw ang buhay
Salamat UP
Originally published in The Oblation Issue Vol. 1 No. 2
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